Ready for His First Fight
Armed with a Bowie knife in one hand and single-shot pistol hanging from a holster on his hip, this Southron wears a crisp wool jacket and shows off his tinware:
Tag: Civil War portrait
A Confederate Artilleryman, a Quintessential Yankee, and a Soldier of Unknown Loyalty
A Confederate artillery first lieutenant posed for this portrait in the Richmond gallery of Charles Ricard Rees. The color tinting and signature at the base of the column are hallmarks
Union Soldiers from Wisconsin, Connecticut and Elsewhere
The pressing need for volunteers to fill the depleted ranks of the Union army had not waned by the summer of 1864. In Milwaukee, recruiters organized Wisconsin’s 43rd infantry regiment
Sabers at Shepherdstown
By Scott Valentine Seeking to relieve pressure on the Army of Northern Virginia besieged at Richmond and Petersburg in the summer of 1864, Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered a diversion